So many things I don't understand. Why would you have to fly from Ukraine to the US to get a high-end PC? How is paying a (at least) €600 return flight helping? And who the fuck thinks that you can't buy desk chairs in Ukraine? It's no third-world country. So much bollocks. Reply+35

Having spent the last few weeks in Los Angeles, it's a funny feeling being able to recognise some of the streets and locations from those trailers! The pier is basically the one in Santa Monica, there's Venice Beach, the hills of Hollywood, etc. Reply+7

I for one cannot believe that people pledged this. The guy hasn't done anything worth mentioning in 20 years and he's a prick not to mention a multimillionaire (he doesn't even need the money). Reply+20

"it felt like a textbook MMO that wasn't as revolutionary as they set out"

It never was but the hype and the marketing around it made it impossible to discuss the flaws of the game... I personally don't know anyone who still plays it but I'd be interested to have some honest afterthoughts by EG. Reply0

"Nintendo eShop is complying with German youth protection regulation which therefore applies to all our European markets"

Wait, what? Other online shops (e.g. Origin) apply the (stupid) German law based on the user's IP. If you have a German IP, the restriction applies to you. If not, you can access the shop at any time. Reply+33

I submitted this news, thanks Eurogamer for publishing it! I'm one of those affected as I bought Arkham Asylum during the Steam summer sale. All was going well until I had to start the game. I was planning on enjoying the game during the weekend only to be blocked by SecuRom... I contacted Steam's support on Saturday after my 10th attempt didn't work and I've since been waiting for a reply.

In the end, I was able to play but by using "unconventional" means (as it was subtly suggested by someone on the Steam forums) meaning that I had to circumvent SecuRom. Just further proof that DRM is just a pain for the regular user (not the first time that I have an issue with SecuRom either).

Great game anyway, glad I bought it :)

Edit: the first report on the Steam forums was on 18 July 2012, TWELVE days ago and still not even a reply from Steam. This is unacceptable. Reply+8

Holy cow. 15-year-old me would be super excited. Present me can only think it will be really uncomfortable to be cut off from the world and make you look silly. Is there actually a pilot on Sony's plane...? Reply-1